PhilthyAvnurd
@philthyavnurd.bsky.social
Air traffic controller, pilot, aircraft owner, aviation historian & photographer, family-man - all strictly amateur.
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
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Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
Prime position right under my favourite aircraft The French Lady 😍
November 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Prime position right under my favourite aircraft The French Lady 😍
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It’s Amelia Earhart finding season again!
Thanks to The Conversation for giving me the opportunity to explore the “Amelia cycle” and share my thoughts in this piece.
theconversation.com/amelia-earha...
Thanks to The Conversation for giving me the opportunity to explore the “Amelia cycle” and share my thoughts in this piece.
theconversation.com/amelia-earha...
Amelia Earhart disappeared almost 90 years ago. Why are so many people still looking for her?
The decades-long search for Amelia Earhart, her aircraft, and her navigator Fred Noonan, has been both controversial and costly.
theconversation.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
It’s Amelia Earhart finding season again!
Thanks to The Conversation for giving me the opportunity to explore the “Amelia cycle” and share my thoughts in this piece.
theconversation.com/amelia-earha...
Thanks to The Conversation for giving me the opportunity to explore the “Amelia cycle” and share my thoughts in this piece.
theconversation.com/amelia-earha...
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The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
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For something a little different this week, I review the superb Eileen Collins documentary, Spacewoman, on the channel. The film was certainly not what I was expecting, and all the better for it. Check out the review via the links below.
📺 youtu.be/YAVJ276r9ts
🎧 theaviation.show/120-spacewom...
📺 youtu.be/YAVJ276r9ts
🎧 theaviation.show/120-spacewom...
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
For something a little different this week, I review the superb Eileen Collins documentary, Spacewoman, on the channel. The film was certainly not what I was expecting, and all the better for it. Check out the review via the links below.
📺 youtu.be/YAVJ276r9ts
🎧 theaviation.show/120-spacewom...
📺 youtu.be/YAVJ276r9ts
🎧 theaviation.show/120-spacewom...
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I’ll put it more simply: my first (and best) aerobatic flight instructor looked me in the eye before our first lesson and said: “remember, airplanes really like the ground. They really really like the ground.”
Aviation is inherently dangerous: a million pounds of metal and fuel magically flying at 500mph. The engineering and systems we have developed are just amazing and have given everyone the idea that it’s all cheap and safe. It ain’t. It’s expensive and it requires constant vigilance and organization.
'That just gave me chills': CNN anchor spooked by Kentucky governor's report on UPS crash
November 9, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I’ll put it more simply: my first (and best) aerobatic flight instructor looked me in the eye before our first lesson and said: “remember, airplanes really like the ground. They really really like the ground.”
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How did the IBCC Digital Archive’s ethos of remembrance, recognition, and reconciliation as an approach to difficult heritage, lead to the way Bomber Command logbooks are described in the archive? Sign up, and I'll tell you... @avculturesconf.bsky.social @nmtdambusters.bsky.social #History #WW2
November 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
How did the IBCC Digital Archive’s ethos of remembrance, recognition, and reconciliation as an approach to difficult heritage, lead to the way Bomber Command logbooks are described in the archive? Sign up, and I'll tell you... @avculturesconf.bsky.social @nmtdambusters.bsky.social #History #WW2
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So modest! In reality, Peter’s an exceptional font of wisdom - and the only ‘Emeritus’ we have in either session!
Two sessions covering a variety of topics, presented by erudite speakers. And me.
I look forward to you seeing me there!
I look forward to you seeing me there!
Reminder! Only 2 days to the free online Logbooks & AvDocs.
Did Guy Gibson 'fudge' his logbook? And one of our experts' 'smoking gun' document: "...reminding audiences that you can’t always trust the people you think you should be able to trust."
Join us! -JDK
aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
Did Guy Gibson 'fudge' his logbook? And one of our experts' 'smoking gun' document: "...reminding audiences that you can’t always trust the people you think you should be able to trust."
Join us! -JDK
aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
November 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
So modest! In reality, Peter’s an exceptional font of wisdom - and the only ‘Emeritus’ we have in either session!
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8 Hrs to Aviation Cultures Spotlight on Logbooks and AvDocs! Join us free, online on Zoom to join our distinguished international speakers, followed by the rare opportunity to ask questions of the experts.
Full details aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
Full details aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
November 8, 2025 at 1:07 AM
8 Hrs to Aviation Cultures Spotlight on Logbooks and AvDocs! Join us free, online on Zoom to join our distinguished international speakers, followed by the rare opportunity to ask questions of the experts.
Full details aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
Full details aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
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The FAA has published its emergency order instructing airlines to reduce flights at 40 “high impact” airports. Here are the affected airports and how the schedule reductions will increase over 7 days, potentially impacting thousands of flights per day. www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviatio...
November 7, 2025 at 4:59 AM
The FAA has published its emergency order instructing airlines to reduce flights at 40 “high impact” airports. Here are the affected airports and how the schedule reductions will increase over 7 days, potentially impacting thousands of flights per day. www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviatio...
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Looking forward to another Aviation Cultures Spotlight event this weekend!
Engaged in aviation history research? We've got a VERY useful, FREE, online Spotlight this weekend. In-depth WWII British Commonwealth insight in Sess 1, many wider insights inc legal docs & getting your P-51 papers in Tech Order: Sess 2. Join us! -JDK.
Details: aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
Details: aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
November 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Looking forward to another Aviation Cultures Spotlight event this weekend!
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Reminder! Only 2 days to the free online Logbooks & AvDocs.
Did Guy Gibson 'fudge' his logbook? And one of our experts' 'smoking gun' document: "...reminding audiences that you can’t always trust the people you think you should be able to trust."
Join us! -JDK
aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
Did Guy Gibson 'fudge' his logbook? And one of our experts' 'smoking gun' document: "...reminding audiences that you can’t always trust the people you think you should be able to trust."
Join us! -JDK
aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
November 6, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Reminder! Only 2 days to the free online Logbooks & AvDocs.
Did Guy Gibson 'fudge' his logbook? And one of our experts' 'smoking gun' document: "...reminding audiences that you can’t always trust the people you think you should be able to trust."
Join us! -JDK
aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
Did Guy Gibson 'fudge' his logbook? And one of our experts' 'smoking gun' document: "...reminding audiences that you can’t always trust the people you think you should be able to trust."
Join us! -JDK
aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
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I'll be there - after all, I co-organised it. But it you're interested in aviation history, how it's created, researched and examined, the maybe you should be too.
After all we've made it free, online, and accessible, because we think it should be. See you there!
After all we've made it free, online, and accessible, because we think it should be. See you there!
Reminder! Only 2 days to the free online Logbooks & AvDocs.
Did Guy Gibson 'fudge' his logbook? And one of our experts' 'smoking gun' document: "...reminding audiences that you can’t always trust the people you think you should be able to trust."
Join us! -JDK
aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
Did Guy Gibson 'fudge' his logbook? And one of our experts' 'smoking gun' document: "...reminding audiences that you can’t always trust the people you think you should be able to trust."
Join us! -JDK
aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
November 6, 2025 at 4:45 AM
I'll be there - after all, I co-organised it. But it you're interested in aviation history, how it's created, researched and examined, the maybe you should be too.
After all we've made it free, online, and accessible, because we think it should be. See you there!
After all we've made it free, online, and accessible, because we think it should be. See you there!
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Engaged in aviation history research? We've got a VERY useful, FREE, online Spotlight this weekend. In-depth WWII British Commonwealth insight in Sess 1, many wider insights inc legal docs & getting your P-51 papers in Tech Order: Sess 2. Join us! -JDK.
Details: aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
Details: aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
November 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Engaged in aviation history research? We've got a VERY useful, FREE, online Spotlight this weekend. In-depth WWII British Commonwealth insight in Sess 1, many wider insights inc legal docs & getting your P-51 papers in Tech Order: Sess 2. Join us! -JDK.
Details: aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
Details: aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
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Next Saturday I'm looking forward to joining @avculturesconf.bsky.social for "Logbooks and Avdocs". During this free, online event, an international lineup of speakers will examine a range of aviation documentation. It should be a fascinating conversation!
See: aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
See: aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
November 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Next Saturday I'm looking forward to joining @avculturesconf.bsky.social for "Logbooks and Avdocs". During this free, online event, an international lineup of speakers will examine a range of aviation documentation. It should be a fascinating conversation!
See: aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
See: aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
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The CfP for @avculturesconf.bsky.social Print the Legend closes 31 October.
Inspired by the iconic quote, “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend,” the event will delve into how narratives are crafted, myths are perpetuated, and legends are born in the world of aviation.
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Inspired by the iconic quote, “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend,” the event will delve into how narratives are crafted, myths are perpetuated, and legends are born in the world of aviation.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The CfP for @avculturesconf.bsky.social Print the Legend closes 31 October.
Inspired by the iconic quote, “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend,” the event will delve into how narratives are crafted, myths are perpetuated, and legends are born in the world of aviation.
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Inspired by the iconic quote, “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend,” the event will delve into how narratives are crafted, myths are perpetuated, and legends are born in the world of aviation.
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Kamala Harris on the ABC: “⅓ of people voted for me, ⅓ voted for Trump & ⅓ didn’t vote.” What a way to run a fucking country…
October 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Kamala Harris on the ABC: “⅓ of people voted for me, ⅓ voted for Trump & ⅓ didn’t vote.” What a way to run a fucking country…
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Today is International Day of the Air Traffic Controller. Marking the anniversary of the founding of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations, we celebrate the hard work of tens of thousands of ATCOs ensuring the safety of the skies. #ATCODay
October 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Today is International Day of the Air Traffic Controller. Marking the anniversary of the founding of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations, we celebrate the hard work of tens of thousands of ATCOs ensuring the safety of the skies. #ATCODay
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226 years ago, on the 12th of October 1799, Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin (née Labrosse) was the first woman to parachute. She was an apprentice (and later wife) of pioneer balloonist Jacques Garnerin. She first ascended to an altidude of 900 metres in a gondala attached to a balloon. #otd #history🗃️
![Monsieur and Madame Garnerin (Christoph Haller von Hallerstein [de], c. 1803)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oemiulhunxbmnbtjn2xlngqf/bafkreih5w5gip5rj6dfriotxbiswptzyhfxvaj4gvfq6drnxkqzkdfdoau@jpeg)
October 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
226 years ago, on the 12th of October 1799, Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin (née Labrosse) was the first woman to parachute. She was an apprentice (and later wife) of pioneer balloonist Jacques Garnerin. She first ascended to an altidude of 900 metres in a gondala attached to a balloon. #otd #history🗃️
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Recently ordered a physical (DVD) copy of the de Havilland Tiger Moth expansion for Microsoft Flight Simulator X by @justflight.com. Mainly because of the two RAAF liveries.
But I only just noticed that credit for the front photograph is given to old mate, @philthyavnurd.bsky.social!
But I only just noticed that credit for the front photograph is given to old mate, @philthyavnurd.bsky.social!
October 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Recently ordered a physical (DVD) copy of the de Havilland Tiger Moth expansion for Microsoft Flight Simulator X by @justflight.com. Mainly because of the two RAAF liveries.
But I only just noticed that credit for the front photograph is given to old mate, @philthyavnurd.bsky.social!
But I only just noticed that credit for the front photograph is given to old mate, @philthyavnurd.bsky.social!
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Logbook oddities? We’re interested. What’s the strangest, funniest or most unexpected thing that you’ve found* in an aviation logbook?
We’ll be talking ‘Logbooks & Avdocs’ in our next Spotlight event, free, online, in just over a month. Can you tease us with an odd fact first? -JDK
We’ll be talking ‘Logbooks & Avdocs’ in our next Spotlight event, free, online, in just over a month. Can you tease us with an odd fact first? -JDK
October 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Logbook oddities? We’re interested. What’s the strangest, funniest or most unexpected thing that you’ve found* in an aviation logbook?
We’ll be talking ‘Logbooks & Avdocs’ in our next Spotlight event, free, online, in just over a month. Can you tease us with an odd fact first? -JDK
We’ll be talking ‘Logbooks & Avdocs’ in our next Spotlight event, free, online, in just over a month. Can you tease us with an odd fact first? -JDK
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Sad news for Alexander Fax Booksellers in Mawson ACT. We're closing the shop. But not the business! We will continue to sell quality military books online and by mailorder to subscribers. If you are local, pop into the shop and check out the bargains. 50% off most; exceptions bargain bins & shelves.
September 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Sad news for Alexander Fax Booksellers in Mawson ACT. We're closing the shop. But not the business! We will continue to sell quality military books online and by mailorder to subscribers. If you are local, pop into the shop and check out the bargains. 50% off most; exceptions bargain bins & shelves.
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Call for Papers is closing soon! We're keen to hear from you with ideas for Aviation Cultures Spotlight 'Logbooks & AvDocs' in November, but the Call for Papers closes Sunday 31 August 2025.
And see you at the free, online event - put the date in your diary now! aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
And see you at the free, online event - put the date in your diary now! aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
August 29, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Call for Papers is closing soon! We're keen to hear from you with ideas for Aviation Cultures Spotlight 'Logbooks & AvDocs' in November, but the Call for Papers closes Sunday 31 August 2025.
And see you at the free, online event - put the date in your diary now! aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
And see you at the free, online event - put the date in your diary now! aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
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You are invited to propose a paper! A written paper is not required, but welcome, as are slide decks and extended recordings. Proposals, including a title, a synopsis of no more than 200 words and an autobiography of no more than 150 words should be emailed to info@aviationcultures.org by 31 August.
a cartoon dog is holding a cardboard box in its paws in front of a trash can .
Alt: A cartoon dog, Gromit, is sorting letters inside the letter slot in his door.
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August 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
You are invited to propose a paper! A written paper is not required, but welcome, as are slide decks and extended recordings. Proposals, including a title, a synopsis of no more than 200 words and an autobiography of no more than 150 words should be emailed to info@aviationcultures.org by 31 August.